Assam University MPhil and PhD Program Admission 2020

Assam University invites online applications for admission to the MPhil / PhD Program at Silchar and Diphu Campus. Interested candidates can apply for the same till March 4, 2020. 

MPhil/PhD Programme

Departments Offering MPhil/PhD Courses (Silchar Campus):

Linguistics, Bengali, Hindi, Manipuri, Sanskrit, English, Arabic, Economics, Commerce, Political Science,  History, Sociology, Mass Communication, Education, Philosophy, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Life Science & Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Ecology and Environmental Science, Indian Comparative Literature, Earth Science, French, Social Work, Visual Arts, Chemistry, Statistics, Business Administration, Law, Agricultural Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering and Library information Science

Departments offering MPhil/PhD Courses (Diphu Campus):

Hindi, Commerce, Physics, Life Science & Bioinformatics, Anthropology, Political Science,  English, Assamese, History &  Central for Tribal Studies

Important Dates

Last Date of Submission of online Application	04th March 2020
Publishing List of Eligible Candidates, for C-RET	12th March 2020
Date of Combined Research Test (C-RET)	19th March 2020 (11 AM to 01.00 PM)
Date of Personal Interview	20th & 21st March 2020
Publication of List of selected Candidates	23rd March 2020
Dates for Admission of Selected Candidates	01st to 30th April 2020
Publication of waiting list, if any admission of selected waitlisted candidates	07th April 2020
Commencement of Classes	03rd April 2020

Eligibility Criteria 

Eligibility for M.Phil. Programme:

Master's degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master's degree with at least 55% marks in aggregate, or its equivalent grade or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized, by an authority established, recognised or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country empowered for assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions.

A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently-abled and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Govt. of India (GOI) from time to time, or for those who had obtained their Master's degree prior to 19th September 1991.

The eligibility marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade in a point scale) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible based only on the qualifying marks without including the grace marks. The candidates seeking admission against OBC quota must submit income certificates of the current financial year in support of his/ her belonging to OBC (NCL) category, from the appropriate authority.

Eligibility for PhD Programme:

Master's degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master's degree with at least 55% marks in aggregate, or its equivalent grade or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized, by an authority established, recognised or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country empowered for assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions.

Candidates who have cleared a four paper M.Phil. course work with at least 55 % marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' or those who have already completed the course work in M.Phil. as per the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations, 2016 with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in the prevalent AUS grading scale and successfully completed the M.Phil. Degree shall be eligible to proceed to do research work leading to the Ph.D. Degree in an integrated programme in the University.

A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/ OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently-abled and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the GOI from time to time.

Candidates seeking admission against OBC quota must submit income certificate of the current financial year in support of his/ her belonging to OBC (NCL) category, from the appropriate authority.

A student of Assam University, whose M.Phil. Dissertation has been evaluated and the viva voce is pending, may be admitted to the PhD Program of the University.

Candidates possessing a Degree considered equivalent to the M. Phil. Degree of an Indian Institution, from a Foreign Educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established, recognized or incorporated by law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country empowered for assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible.

Application Process

Candidates may apply online through official website www.ausadmission.in

Interested candidates may apply up to a maximum of two courses either for MPhil and PhD Courses or only MPhil/PhD Program offered by allied departments. However, separate applications should be submitted for each course with requisite application fees.

Application Fee

For General and OBC students	Rs.700/-
For OBC (NCL)/EWS students	Rs.500/-
For SC/ST/PWD students	Rs.300/-
Mode of Payment	through e-chalan/online

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For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website